News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-11-17
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"A beautiful border printed in gold
Wni ornament the Christmas number OF
ocrao1ers Magazine. This issue will
complete the first year of this extraordi-
harlly successful periodical.
In the November number of the F'o-
rum, the Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke will
have an article in reputation of the claim
VI the SOCIALISTS that the Mosaic law and
the. New Testament teachings favor
their doctrines.
raul Hamilton Hayne. the Southern
poet, left with Maurice Thompson the
materials for biography. Mr.. Thomp-
son does not think it is time vet for such
puollcatlon, but will contribute an ap-
preclatlVe sketch of his brother poet to
the american Magazine for November.
The fiction in the Christmas number
OF Scr16ner S Magazine will show remark
able variety and strength. All the
stories are complete in this number.
Bret Harte, II. C. Bunner, Sarah Orne
JeWett, and L. R. Sullivan are the con-
trIbutorS-each of them eXcelliEg in
widely different fields.
The series of articles on 1.-The Object
OF Life" that has for some months been
running IN the Forum. will be closed in
the NOVember number by contribution
from W. s. Lilly, one of the ablest phil
osophlcal writers of England.
Harold Frederics strong novel of life
In central New York, which has at
tracted so much attention in Scribner's
throughout the year, will reach a salts
factory con Inclusion in the November
number of that magazine.
In an article on 'Avoidable Dangers
of the Ocean" in the Forum, for Novem-
per, Lieut.: V. l.. Cottman, Supt. of the
Maritime exchange of New York, will
undertake to show that most of the dis
aSters TO steamships are directly charge
able to the recklesSness of their captains.
The Christmas number of Scribner's
magazine Will contain double the usual
number OF illustrations, every one of
which has been made from drawing bv
some well-known and expert artist. A
few of those represented are Will II.
Low, William Hole, A. r. S. A, Swain
Clifford, Howard Pyle, E. H. Blashfield,
j. w. Alexander, George Foster Barnes,
+. Hopkins Smith and F. S. Church.
The price will remain the same as usual
rs cents.
The November Magazine of american
History is one of the brightest and most
richly illustrated issues of the year.
Oliver Cromwell's portrait appears as its
frontlsplece, incident to the romantic
story OF the first settlement of Shelter
Island, in 1852, told by Mrs. Lamb in her
hrppiest vein entitled the Historic
Home of the Sylvesters. Shelter Island
was erected into manor in 1866, and
cultivated by Negro slaves until it
became gem of beauty. During the
Quaker persecution in Massachusetts, it
was where the sufferers fled for shelter
and its history is inter woven with the
wrangles between the Dutch of New
York and the English of Connecticut
while the two parent nations were at
war in Europe. The paper is forming
on multitude of hitherto obscure
points in early American history, and is
delightfully."- diversified with incidents.
Price, $500 year. Published at 743
Broadway, New York City.
THE NOVEMBER OUTING.-The from
tispiece this month is fine wood cut of
representative group of ladies promi-
nent in the Staten Island Ladies' Club.
The opening article is history of The
Staten Island Cricket and Base Ball
Club, one of the largest and most pOpu-
lar athletic organizations in the country,
and the text is further embellished by
nine half page illustrations of the club
houses, grounds, the lawn tennis and
cricket field, and other features of inter-
est. Two Summers is pretty, romantic
story of out-of-door summer life in and
about the quaint old seaside resort of
Nantucket. Patty NJ. Selmes tells of
how she obtained her first shot at deer !;
the pleasures of western ranch life, its
amusements and oftentimes thrilling
incidents will be much relished by the
fair readers of Outing. General Ran
dOlph B. Marcy's second contribution of
his remarkable series of Big Game Hunt
ing in the Wild West contains great
deal of very valuable information about
the guides hunters and trappers of the
various game districts. and will be found
reliable guide to those who wish to try
their luck with the rifle. There is also
charming bit of natural history in Olive
Thorn Miller's popular account of the
habits and peculiarities of the Birds of
Paradise. The illustrations are eXquis-
tie and by far the finest that have ap-
peared in the magazine for some time.
Thomas Stevens has reached the most
adventurous portion of his wheeling trip
round the Wofltts aae-FeeeHntS in telling
words his perils and privations while
crossing the Desert of Despair. F.
HOughtOn describes very curious and
exciting canoe and hunting trip through
the Canada forests. George F. Fiske
relates i'll fresh, chatty style his wan
behring's aWheel amid the grape clad
slopes of sunny Italy. Indian legends,
duck hunting by Aztecs, fox hunting in
America, and a couple of bright poems
comprise the varied contents of this
popular magazine.